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Side Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1760

GUSN

GUSN-3846

Description

Gothic splats; shaped ears on crest rail; raked rear legs terminate in club feet; beaded seat rails; cabriole front legs terminate in claw and ball feet; original upholstered slip seats.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
Chippendale
Chair
Chair, Side
Chair, Side

Inscription

""IIIV"" seat rail; ""IIII"" seat frame.

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 7/8 x 233 /16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.201.3

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